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LGST 105 - Civil Law 3 Credits
This course will explore the phases of a civil trial from the pre-trial stage, to the actual trial through post trial and appeal. Topics include court structure jurisdiction evidence, motion practice, discovery and alternative dispute resolution. Particular attention will be devoted to Pennsylvania civil procedure in addition to general principles of procedure. The student will gain both a theoretical and practical approach by not only studying rules which govern the civil case but also by drafting pleadings pertinent to such a case.
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LGST 111 - Introduction to Mock Trial 3 Credits
A study of elements related to the preparation of a trial through the Mock Trial setting governed by the American Mock Trial Association. Students will learn the preparation of pleadings, applicable case law to the case presented and obtain knowledge of the Rules of Evidence.
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LGST 200 - Criminal Law 3 Credits
A study of the history and sources of the criminal law. The criminal justice process will be traced from arrest and pre-trial activities through the trial, sentencing and appeal. Included will be an analysis of the substantive elements of specific crimes and available criminal defenses. (This course may be taken as CRIM 200 ).
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LGST 204 - Real Estate Law 3 Credits
A study of the substantive law and terminology of real property with the focus on giving the student an in-depth understanding of the process of conveying real property.
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LGST 209 - Domestic Relations 3 Credits
This course will explore the many issues that make up the area of domestic relations law. Topics will include marriage, divorce, custody, support, marital settlement agreements, equitable distribution of property, prenuptial agreements, and protection from abuse proceedings. Some ancillary topics which impact these proceedings may also be addressed. Students will be exposed to practical information concerning pleadings, etc., in addition to the theoretical.
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LGST 210 - Probate 3 Credits
This course is a systems approach to probate designed to prepare the paralegal to work effectively with an attorney in the probate of an estate.
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LGST 211 - Business Law I 3 Credits
This course will explore various areas of the law which impact the legal and business professional. Topics will include an introduction to the legal system and court structure of the United States as well as an overview of tort and criminal law. Significant attention will be given to the study of contract law. The requirements of valid contract formation as well as elements of breach and remedies will be addressed. The course consists of lecture and small group discussion which focus on application of principles discussed in class to solutions for actual legal cases. (This course may also be taken as BUS 211 .)
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LGST 212 - Business Law II 3 Credits
This course will explore various areas of the law which impact the legal and business professional. Topics will include the study of law as it relates to the sale of goods, title and risk of loss of goods, performance and breach of sales contracts, negotiable instruments, agency and partnership, labor law, employment law and corporation formation. The Uniform Commercial Code, specifically articles 2 and 3, will be discussed and its application to these topics will be studied. The course consists of lecture and small group discussions which focus on application of principles discussed in class to solutions for actual legal cases. (This course may also be taken as BUS 212 .)
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LGST 280 - Legal Assistant Internship 3 Credits
This course is an actual off-campus experience in the legal field. Students may serve in an internship site which includes private law offices, government agencies, corporate law departments and judicial offices.
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LGST 310 - Introduction to Legal Research 3 Credits
This course will explore the most common sources of legal information and techniques for using them. The students will learn ways to find answers to legal questions in federal statutes, state statutes, state and federal case law, legal encyclopedias, legal digests, rules of court, constitutions, and on-line research databases. Students will also be introduced to reading the law and writing basic legal documents.
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LGST 315 - Constitutional Law 3 Credits
An in-depth introduction to the role the Constitution plays in our society today. The core of the course will be the impact of rulings of the United States Supreme Court in Constitutional issues. Prerequisites: PLSC 203 , Junior standing, or permission of instructor.
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LGST 375 - Mock Trial Seminar 1 Credit
This is a hands-on practical course designed to foster the acquisition of proper trial advocacy skills and to better systematize the preparation for completion in the American Mock Trial Association’s regional mock trial competition. Students will learn and prepare all aspects of the case prepared by the American Mock Trial Association which alternates between civil and criminal each year. Examples of topics covered are direct and cross-examination questions, opening statements, proper evidence admission and objection grounds. Students need not be Legal Studies or Pre-Law majors. (may be taken up to 3 times)
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Liberal Arts |
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LIBA 105 - Personal Strategic Planning 1 Credit
This course teaches students a systematic approach to making career-related decisions, setting goals, and devising strategies to attain these goals. This process will enable students to explore appropriate career options and the fundamentals of professional career development through the use of technology, research, and self-exploration, and group interaction and projects.
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LIBA 150 - College Success & the Mercy Experience 2 Credits
The purpose of this class is to integrate first year students into the community of thinkers and learners. It is an inquiry into the academic expectations, resources, and traditions of Mount Aloysius College. Students are challenged to enhance their intellectual potential, understand their academic and moral responsibilities, and appreciate diversity in a framework that develops the critical thinking, learning, and communication skills necessary to contribute successfully to the college’s intellectual life.
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LIBA 181 - Special Topics in Liberal Arts 1 Credit
Designates new or occasional lower division courses that may or may not become part of the department’s permanent offerings. Specific topics will be listed as course title on the student’s transcript. Consult the current course schedule for available topic(s). This course may be repeated up to six (6) credits without repeating a given topic.
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LIBA 210 - Liberal Arts Seminar 1 Credit
The purpose of this class is to facilitate students in assembling, submitting and creating materials that will demonstrate that they have met the program goals of their specific Liberal Arts associate degree. Students will be expected to both create original written and researched material for the course and to assemble and submit previously graded material from other courses such as research papers, exams, lab reports, clinical evaluations, etc.
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LIBA 250H - Ideas that Changed the World 3 Credits
Ideas that Change the World is an important course in the Honors Scholar’s career at Mount Aloysius College. This seminar will examine groundbreaking texts from around the world: classics from Plato and Confucius and contemporary writers such as Rachel Carson and Chinua Achebe. These course materials can raise issues of enduring importance. Throughout the semester students will be ask to foster their own potential for creativity, innovation, and leadership. Pre-requisite: ENGL 111 .
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LIBA 281 - Special Topics in Liberal Arts 1-3 Credits
Designates new or occasional lower division courses that may or may not become part of the department’s permanent offerings. Specific topics will be listed as course title on the student’s transcript. Consult the current course schedule for available topic(s). Given that this course is a variable credit course (1-3 credits) it may be repeated up to six (6) credits without repeating a given topic.
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LIBA 301 - Capstone Exploration 1 Credit
The purpose of this class is to review and strengthen skills in critical reading, the conventions of academic writing, and the formulation of a research question in preparing for the senior capstone experience. Additionally, the students will examine the Mercy values in the context of their discipline and formulate connections between their education and their vocation. This course may be designated as an Honors Program only. Prerequisites: LIBA 150 and entering the next semester with junior standing (60 credits earned). This course should be taken in the student’s junior year.
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LIBA 381 - Special Topics in Liberal Arts 3 Credits
It designates new or occasional courses that may or may not become part of the department’s permanent offerings. This course may be repeated up to two (2) times without repeating a given topic.
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LIBA 400 - Capstone Seminar 3 Credits
The Capstone Seminar is the demonstration of the students’ mastery of the undergraduate discipline and its synthesis with the liberal arts. Through a culminating research project, students demonstrate the ability to write and effectively communicate depth in the discipline, integration of liberal arts, and an understanding of Mercy value. Prerequisites: LIBA 301 and entering the next semester with senior standing (90 credits earned). The class should be taken in the senior year.
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LIBA 401H - Honors Senior Seminar 1 Credit
This course will be a culminating experience for a cohort of honors students with the goal of transitioning their honors experience from undergraduate college program to the wider community following graduation. This course will linked to the Capstone Seminar as the LA401H will be offered during the fall semester and LIBA 400 in the spring semester. Prerequisite: LIBA 301H
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LIBA 402 - Liberal Arts Seminar: Bachelor Level 1 Credit
The purpose of this class is to direct students in assembling, submitting and creating materials that will demonstrate that they have met the program goals of their specific Interdisciplinary Studies degree and the two minors of which it is composed. Students will be expected to both create original written and researched material for the course and to assemble and submit previously graded material from other courses such as research papers, exams, lab reports, clinical evaluations, etc. Permission of instructor required.
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Management |
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MGMT 117 - Principles of Management 3 Credits
Study of the fundamental principles and processes applicable to the understanding of business management to include: planning/organizing, commanding/staffing, directing/ coordinating, and controlling. This course will place an emphasis on the interdependence of the roles between business, society, and the individual.
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MGMT 219 - Human Resource Management 3 Credits
Decision-making and analysis of current practices and issues in the personnel function of organizations is presented.
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MGMT 236 - Introduction to Project Management 3 Credits
This course introduces the student to the steps needed to organize and manage a variety of projects, from how to build a realistic schedule to how to measure both success and failure. Topics discussed include team building, timing, the planning process, estimating project costs, managing project interfaces, and risk management. Prerequisite: MGMT 117 .
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MGMT 239 - Operations Management 3 Credits
Introduction to the management of operations within a firm. The focus is on the problems operations managers face and the techniques, both quantitative and qualitative, used to solve those problems. Prerequisites: MGMT 117 , MATH 220 .
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MGMT 318 - Applied Quality Management 3 Credits
Applies the tenets of quality management to business decision making. Prerequisite: MATH 220
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MGMT 321 - Human Resource Planning and Development 3 Credits
Explores the interrelationship between planning for and the development of human resources to meet organizational goals. The primary content areas include such strategic decisions as human resource planning, recruitment, selection, training, and performance evaluation. Prerequisites: MGMT 117 , MGMT 219
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MGMT 322 - Labor Relations 3 Credits
Examines employee relation issues influencing the management of an organization including the impact of a collective bargaining agreement between labor and management.
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MGMT 323 - Compensation 3 Credits
Examines various compensation and benefit structures and analyzes the factors influencing the management of reward systems within an organization.
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MGMT 350 - Sport Event Management 3 Credits
This course will focus on the fundamentals of sports events management at multiple levels - recreational, college, and professional. Components will include program planning, organization, budgeting, marketing, risk management, staffing, conducting the event, program evaluation, and other factors associated with successful management of sport events. Students will be responsible for the management of at least one or more college sport events on campus. This course offers the opportunity to explore in depth contemporary marketing management issues.
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MGMT 352 - Sport Sponsorship and Fund Raising 3 Credits
This course focuses on the role of sponsorship and fundraising in sport. Students are exposed to sport-specific fundraising challenges and goals for events, facilities, and organizations in the sports industry. The roles of media and public relations are also addressed. This course stresses practical applications in unique situations faced by sport management practitioners.
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MGMT 410 - Organizational Behavior 3 Credits
Explores the basic ideas and theories from the behavioral sciences as they apply to human and administrative behavior in organizations. This course provides an in-depth look at the application of the behavioral sciences to the management of individual and group behavior within the context of a business organization. . Recommended: PSYC 101 , SOCI 101 . Prerequisite: MGMT 117 .
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MGMT 424 - Employee Benefits 3 Credits
Seminar focusing on various employee benefit systems and their impact on the individual, organization, and society.
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MGMT 450 - Coaching and Sports Management 3 Credits
This course is designed to provide the student with a fundamental understanding of the sport science and management skills necessary in becoming a successful coach. Students will compare and contrast a variety of objectives used to define success and then examine and redefine their individual philosophies. Topics will include motivation goal setting, organization, learning/teaching styles, team management and the coach’s responsibility to incorporate life lessons while teaching sport skills. A primary goal of the course is to develop and enhance students’ knowledge and understanding of concepts and techniques of coaching and their application to achieving important objectives in working with athletes. After completion of the course the student will have examined ethical concepts and have knowledge of organization and financial aspects in sport management.
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MGMT 452 - Sports Management and Recreation 3 Credits
The course specifically centers on the evolution of leisure and recreation, overview of professional preparation, assistance in the development of personal uses of leisure, a survey of the recreation professions in commercial, government, and voluntary organizations, the significance and meaning of leisure in modern society, theories of play, the recreational movement in the U S, and programs of recreation in the school, community and industry.
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MGMT 481 - Special Topics in Management 3 Credits
This course provides study of selected topics not emphasized in other Management courses. It designates new or occasional courses that may or may not become part of the department’s permanent offerings. This course may be repeated up to two (2) times without repeating a given topic. Prerequisite: MGMT 117 .
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MKTG 106 - Salesmanship 3 Credits
Includes a study of the principles underlying the sales presentation; the interrelationships of the salesperson; the work setting; the goods sold and distributed; and the application of sales principles, practices, and techniques from the pre-approach, through the closing of the sale, to the servicing of the customer.
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MKTG 223 - Advertising and Sales Promotion 3 Credits
Introduction to the principles and practices of advertising as they relate to the socioeconomic and marketing environments as well as the advertising industry. The creative process of advertising (research and strategy) and the media (planning and research) will be covered.
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MKTG 250 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credits
Studies the management of activities which facilitate the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer (or ultimate user) in order to satisfy target customers and accomplish the company’s objectives. An emphasis is placed on consumer marketing by means of exploring marketing research and the market mix (product, pricing, distribution, and promotion).
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MKTG 360 - Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
Examines the process for creating and maintaining a successful new business. Includes opportunity analysis and business plan development. Prerequisites: ACCT 101 , MGMT 117 , MKTG 250 .
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MKTG 362 - Introduction to Communication Media 3 Credits
A survey of the mass media and other areas of mass communication designed to acquaint the student with the field of communication and what it offers. Through readings and projects, students will learn basic principles of websites and other online communication, focusing on creating content, planning designs, and graphics. This course offers the opportunity to explore in depth contemporary marketing management issues.
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MKTG 364 - Graphic Design 3 Credits
An introduction to the elements of graphic design, typography and images, applied to visual solutions for business promotion in marketing and communications, in print and web design. Visual literacy will be enhanced through the examination of an overview of graphic design history and contemporary issues in communication. Students will investigate the design process, including formal design principles, conceptualizing, critical thinking, collaboration and presentation. This course offers the opportunity to explore in depth contemporary marketing management issues.
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MKTG 370 - Consumer Behavior 3 Credits
A study of consumer decision-making processes in marketing and the factors that influence these processes. Prerequisite: MKTG 250 .
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MKTG 372 - E-Commerce 3 Credits
This course provides an introduction to and analysis of the strategic and ethical use of the Internet for marketing communications and strategy. Emerging Media for Entrepreneurs will explore the emerging tools that are quickly becoming necessary to launch a successful online business in today’s modern market. Students will gain a working understanding of how to market their product via social media, blog writing, content writing, and public relations. As marketers, entrepreneurs, and web developers, they’ll gain a toolbox of digital skills highly desired by today’s employers. Prerequisite: MKTG 250 .
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MKTG 374 - Retail Management Concepts 3 Credits
Presents retailing as a dynamic aspect of the marketing/channels distribution system. Consumer/marketing analysis, store location, store layout, merchandising, pricing, promotional issues and problems are considered. Prerequisite: MKTG 250 .
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MKTG 381 - Special Topics in Marketing 3 Credits
This course offers the opportunity to explore in depth contemporary marketing management issues. This course may be repeated up to two (2) times without repeating a given topic. Prerequisite: MKTG 250 .
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MKTG 392 - Introduction to Digital Media Editing 3 Credits
This course introduces students to the tools and basic concepts of editing digital media images through Adobe Photoshop CC. The lecture, discussion, and assigned readings all correlate to relevant media editing techniques, theory, and general understanding of the subject. Student work and examinations will be assessed based on their demonstrated understanding, competency, and quantifiable skills. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior standing
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MKTG 394 - Introduction to Video Production 3 Credits
This course introduces students to the tools and basic concepts of creating and editing video productions through Adobe Premiere CC. The lecture, discussion, lesson plans, and assigned readings all correlate to relevant media editing techniques, theory, and general understanding of the subject. Student work and examinations will be assessed based on their demonstrated understanding, competency, and quantifiable skills. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior standing
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MKTG 472 - Marketing Research 3 Credits
A course designed to introduce the marketing student to the areas of marketing research and marketing information systems. Coverage of marketing information system design and the marketing research process, including: research design and sources of information, data collection methods, sampling procedures, data analysis and interpretation, and the formal research report. Prerequisite: MKTG 250 , MATH 220 .
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MKTG 474 - Public Relations 3 Credits
This course emphasizes the need for clear, concise and effective communications within and outside of an organization. It addresses the various types of media as well as the various publics served by the organization. There will be an emphasis on writing for public relations. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior Status.
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MKTG 481 - Special Topics in Business Marketing 3 Credits
This course provides study of selected topics not emphasized in other Marketing courses. It designates new or occasional courses that may or may not become part of the department’s permanent offerings. This course may be repeated up to two (2) times without repeating a given topic. Prerequisite: MKTG 250 .
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Master of Business Administration |
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MBA 505 - Human Resources of Leaders 3 Credits
This course examines the role of Human Resource Management (HRM) in the leadership of organizations. In addition, the course provides an overview of the various functions in the field of Human Resource Management. The functions of planning, selecting, compensating, appraising, training, and development are covered. Legislation and laws pertaining to these functions as well as labor relations and health and safety are examined. Overall organizational strategy is incorporated into the application of all Human Resource functions.
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MBA 510 - Organizational Behavior 3 Credits
This course explores ideas and theories from the behavioral sciences as they apply to human and administrative behavior in organizations. This course provides an in-depth look at the application of the behavioral sciences to the management of individual and group behavior within the context of a business organization. Prerequisite: Graduate program matriculation
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MBA 513 - Global Business 3 Credits
Students will identify, recognize and develop knowledge to solve many business situations. Emphasis is placed on diversity, financial management and human resource effectiveness in a global arena. The focus is on the following core proficiencies: Management, Finance, Business Ethics, International Business, Marketing and Human Resource Management. The intent is to verify competency and integrate disciplines through the provision and usage of international examples, case studies and partnerships with businesses that conduct business nationally (U.S) and internationally. Prerequisite: Graduate program matriculation.
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MBA 515 - Marketing Management and Planning 3 Credits
This course examines the marketing process from the strategic perspective of organizational management, with emphasis on the process of analyzing the market, developing marketing strategies and planning marketing programs. Some emphasis will be placed on the integration of current trends in marketing, driven by Internet technologies and the globalization of commerce into the traditional marketing framework. Attention is given to the development of conceptual and analytical thinking, oral and written communications and interpersonal and team management skills. Prerequisite: Admission into Graduate Program.
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MBA 516 - Accounting and Finance for Business Leaders 3 Credits
The Accounting and Finance for Business Leaders course will help individuals to understand accounting processes and methods to enhance their ability to forecast financial performance, understand statements and financial trends in order to make sound leadership decisions. The course will increase a business leader’s ability to make decisions and plan strategically by use of case studies and real-world applications to the course. We will offer business projects, analyze companies’ performance and apply finance and accounting principles for non-financial business leaders.
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MBA 518 - Managerial Economics 3 Credits
An application of economic principles and concepts to business decision making. Integrating economics with the various principles and concepts from different fields of business administration will be the basis for understanding how economics is the foundation for prudent business decision making. Economic concepts will be applied to decisions relating to resource acquisition and usage, and business strategy. Emphasis will be placed on the interplay of economic concepts in decision making and the consequences of decisions at the individual firm level. Prerequisite: Admission into Graduate Program.
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MBA 520 - Current Topics in Business Law and Ethics 3 Credits
This course will survey contemporary issues in selected areas of law and ethics. We will introduce pivotal areas of law, so that students begin to anticipate legal problems, analyze how to avoid them, and realize how legal principles can be employed to add value in their chosen fields. The subjects are torts, contracts, employment law, securities regulation and corporate governance. We expect that this overview of a few disciplines will encourage students to explore other legal topics relevant to their business interests. We will also offer an analytic structure that enables students to identify ethical issues in business, analyze options and make choices consistent with their own values.
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MBA 522 - Information Systems and Technology 3 Credits
This course examines how to develop strategies to deliver business value through information technology (IT) initiatives. Acknowledging a history of IT investment failures, the class focus will be on understanding how integral IT is to the organization and will address these complexities when strategizing. Graduate students should complete this course with the analytical skills to critique IT initiatives and propose “best practices” modifications. Prerequisite: Admission into Graduate Program.
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MBA 531 - Fraud Examination 3 Credits
Fraud examination will cover the principles and methodology of fraud detection and deterrence. The course includes such topics as skimming, cash larceny, check tampering, cash register disbursement schemes, billing schemes, payroll and expense reimbursement schemes, non-cash misappropriations, corruption, accounting principles and fraud, fraudulent financial statements, and interviewing witnesses. Also included is an examination of laws governing the prosecution of fraud cases. Admission into Graduate Program.
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MBA 535 - International Financial Reporting Standards 3 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with a working understanding of financial statements as based on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Emphasis will be placed on comparisons to United States’ generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP). Also addressed will be the transition challenges faced by US corporations, regulators and users of financial statements. Prerequisite: Admission into Graduate Program.
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MBA 543 - Reimbursement in Health and Human Services Care 3 Credits
This course focuses on the current systems of payment for health and human care services in the United States, including governmental and private sources; social and political factors affecting change in reimbursement systems and exploration of potential future mechanisms for reimbursement are explored. Prerequisite: Graduate program matriculation or senior baccalaureate status.
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MBA 545 - Law and Regulations in Health and Human Services 3 Credits
Overview of major statutory and case law applicable to health and human services care delivery in the United States; health and human service policy issues and trends are explored from the perspective of concern for social justice. Prerequisite: Graduate program matriculation or senior baccalaureate status.
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MBA 547 - Health and Human Services Policy and Practice in Rural Regions 3 Credits
This course provides an overview of the factors affecting health and human services care delivery in rural regions; exploration of the significance of poverty, low population density and geographic mal-distribution of providers for the development of policy and practice in health and human services care and administration. Prerequisite: Graduate program matriculation or senior baccalaureate status.
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MBA 550 - Introduction to Non-Profit Management 3 Credits
The course is designed to introduce topics for managing today’s nonprofit organizations. This course is provides students a strategic approach to nonprofit management. It reviews areas essential to effective leadership of today’s nonprofit organization, such as governance, legal formation and framework, financial accountability, human resource and volunteer management. Woven through the course are the three key themes of social responsibility and leadership; multi-sector collaboration; and service and careers in the nonprofit sector. It is the combination of these themes, coupled with traditional areas of nonprofit management that creates the innovative educational aspects of this course.
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MBA 554 - Board Governance and Volunteer Management 3 Credits
This course is designed to introduce topics for managing volunteers and working effectively with a board of directors. Every nonprofit organization has a board of directors. Students will learn what governance entails legally, what the conventional roles and responsibilities of boards have been, and how governance is changing. In addition, the course will cover volunteer recruitment, and human resource management of volunteers. The course is designed to provide practical techniques that can readily be applied by both professional and lay leadership. Strategic thinking, recruitment, accountability, utilizing technology and alternative board structures.
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MBA 558 - Fund Development and Management 3 Credits
This course will help students to identify and secure resources for the support of nonprofit agencies by understanding techniques for developing comprehensive fundraising plans, conducting prospect research and cultivation, practicing appropriate stewardship, leading campaigns for various types and vehicles of giving, writing grants, utilizing technology to facilitate resource development, and implementing creative approaches to fundraising. Students will prepare (1) a fundraising plan and (2) a grant application that adheres to the grantor’s guidelines as well as a few smaller assignments.
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MBA 561 - Introduction to Project and Program Management 3 Credits
This course focuses on how to plan, organize and implement complex projects. Project initiation, planning, organizing, staffing, scheduling, monitoring and control, conflict management, cost effectiveness, quality, software tools for project management, team processes and leadership styles are emphasized. Students implement a team project. Prerequisite: Admission into the MBA Program.
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MBA 565 - Risk Management 3 Credits
This course examines the processes concerned with conducting risk management planning, identification, analysis, responses, and monitoring and control on a project. The primary focus of the course is on determining which risks might affect a project and documenting the characteristics of these risks both from a qualitative (probability of occurrence and impact) and quanti-tative (numerical analysis of effects) perspective. The course emphasizes understanding how to take the identified information and produce a documented risk response plan to enhance opportunities and mitigate threats to project objectives. Prerequisite: Admission into the MBA Program.
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MBA 569 - Project Estimation and Cost Management 3 Credits
The course covers the financial techniques and strategies for planning and executing successful projects with emphasis on project estimating and cost management. Basic concepts and tools used in successful project management are studied and applied in practical course work. Topics include developing the project budget based on the project plan, understanding and applying work breakdown structures to cost estimation, understanding and applying scheduling techniques, applying earned value to project cost control (tracking and reporting project costs, risk management and project finances, and cost-benefit analysis. Prerequisite: MBA 561
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MBA 599 - Internship 3-6 Credits
The internship course is structured for students with limited or no prior business exposure. The placement process will be developed by utilizing a variety of human resource assessments and interview processes to achieve the right fit. The course is designed to provide the maximum development in the functional areas of business to compete in today’s exciting and complex professional marketplace. In addition, the course will provide students with supervised work experience in a field they hope to enter. The course is part of an academic support program that combines practical work experience with academic study. Students from a broad range of backgrounds participate in this program and work in a business, government agency, health organization, or other location giving them opportunities to apply their academic background and develop applied skills. Through various placements, students are able to expand their resumes, clarify career goals, and make contact with potential employers. This course is a variable credit course(3-6 credits), whereby students may repeat the course up to a maximum of six earned credits.
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MBA 600 - Strategic Management and Business Policy 3 Credits
This three-credit capstone course provides students with an opportunity to work on real business problems. MBA students work as a consulting team with a client and advisor in a business environment to develop solutions that will be put to use by the client. Student teams develop their analysis and recommendations over the term and complete the project with the delivery of a final report and presentation to the client senior management. This course is assessed a Peregrine testing fee.
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MATH 112 - College Algebra 3 Credits
This college level algebra course covers operations involving polynomials and radical expressions, methods of solving quadratic equations, evaluating and graphing functions, and solving systems of equations and inequalities, the use of and application of logarithmic functions, inverse functions and conic sections. This course is offered every semester.
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MATH 113 - Pre-calculus 3 Credits
This course will be a study of elementary function, their graphs and applications, including polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. Prerequisite: MATH 112 or instructor permission. This course is offered every fall.
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MATH 117 - Calculus I 4 Credits
This course introduces students to the fundamental ideas of calculus. Topics included are: elementary functions (including logarithmic and exponential functions); central ideas of calculus (including continuity, limits, and derivatives); and applications to business, social and natural sciences. Prerequisite: MATH 113 or permission of the instructor. This course is offered every spring.
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MATH 118 - Calculus II 4 Credits
This course includes the following topics: the integral; anti derivatives; techniques of integration; the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; partial differentiation; multiple integration; and sequences and series. Prerequisite: MATH 117 . This course is offered as needed.
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MATH 213 - Mathematical Concepts 3 Credits
This course will introduce concepts and develop skills in the area of number theory, set theory and logic, geometry, trigonometry and various applications. Prerequisite: MATH 112 or instructor permission. This course is offered every spring.
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MATH 220 - Introduction to Statistics 3 Credits
An introduction to the fundamental methods of statistics, including topics in tabular and graphic representation; measures of central tendency and dispersion, binomial, Poisson, and normal distributions; probability sampling; statistical inference and hypothesis testing; chi-square and regression analysis.This course is offered every semester.
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MATH 305 - Statistical Research 3 Credits
The course examines the three components of statistics: data collection, data description, and inference. Students will write simple programs using a statistical package and interpret the results. Prerequisites: MATH 220 and CSIT 103 or ICT 215 . This courses is offered every semester.
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Medical Terminology |
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METE 109 - Medical Terminology 3 Credits
The students in this course will be presented with a systematic introduction to medical terms with an emphasis on definitions, spelling and pronunciation. The medical terms will be broken down to the Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, and root words from which many of them have their origin. Students will develop a knowledge base for building medical terms by using word parts and will acquire a working knowledge of a medical vocabulary used by health care professionals to communicate information accurately.
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Military Science and Leadership |
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MLSC 101 - Introduction to the Army 2 Lecture / 1 Lab / 2 Credits
The MSL I course produces a Cadet who accepts the Army as a values-based organization and embraces the scholar-athlete-warrior ethos; who is familiar with individual roles and responsibilities in support of team efforts and problem solving processes in military and non-military situations; who demonstrates oral and written communication skills, understands resilience, and demonstrates a commitment to learning. Live Honorably & Build Trust and Communicate and Interact Effectively.
MSL101 introduces Cadets to the Army and the Profession of Arms. Students will examine the Army Profession and what it means to be a professional in the U.S. Army. The overall focus is on developing basic knowledge and comprehension of the Army Leadership Requirements Model while gaining a big picture understanding of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, its purpose in the Army, and its advantages for the student. Cadets also learn how resiliency and fitness supports their development as an Army leader. As you become further acquainted with MSL101, you will learn the structure of the ROTC Basic Course program consisting of MSL101, 102, 203, 204, Fall and Spring Leadership Labs, and Basic Camp.
The focus is on developing basic knowledge and comprehension of Army leadership dimensions, attributes and core leader competencies while gaining an understanding of the ROTC program, its purpose in the Army, and its advantages for the student.
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MLSC 102 - Foundations of Agile and Adaptive Leadership 2 Lecture / 1 Lab / 2 Credits
MSL102 introduces Cadets to the personal challenges and competencies that are critical for effective leadership. Cadets learn how the personal development of life skills such as critical thinking, time management, goal setting, and communication. Cadets learn the basics of the communications process and the importance for leaders to develop the essential skills to effectively communicate in the Army. Cadets will begin learning the basics of squad level tactics that will be reinforced during a weekly lab facilitated by MSL III Cadets and supervised by Cadre.
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MLSC 203 - Leadership and Decision Making 2 Lecture / 1 Lab / 2 Credits
The MSL II course produces a cadet grounded in foundational leadership doctrine and skills by following and leading small units to achieve assigned missions; who applies critical thinking and problem solving using Troop Leading Procedures (TLP); who comprehends the value of diversity and understands the officer’s role in leading change; understands the fundamentals of the Army as a profession.
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MLSC 204 - Army Doctrine and Team Development 2 Lecture / 1 Lab / 2 Credits
MSL204 focuses on Army doctrine and team development. The course begins the journey to understand and demonstrate competencies as they relate to Army doctrine. Army Values, Teamwork, and Warrior Ethos and their relationship to the Law of Land Warfare and philosophy of military service are also stressed. The ability to lead and follow is also covered through Team Building exercises at squad level. Students are then required to apply their knowledge outside the classroom in a hands-on performance-oriented environment during a weekly lab facilitated by MSL III Cadets and supervised by cadre.
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MLSC 305 - Training Management and the Warfighting Functions 3 Lecture / 1 Lab / 3 Credits
MSL 305 focuses on training management and the warfighting functions. It is an academically challenging course were you will study, practice, and apply the fundamentals of Training Management and how the Army operates through the Warfighting functions. At the conclusion of this course, you will be capable of planning, preparing, and executing training for a squad conducting small unit tactics. Includes a lab per week using peer facilitation overseen by MSL IVs, supervised by ROTC Cadre.
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MLSC 306 - Applied Leadership in Small Unit Operations 3 Lecture / 1 Lab / 3 Credits
MSL 306 focuses on applied leadership in small unit operations. It is an academically challenging course where you will study, practice, and apply the fundamentals of direct level leadership and small unit tactics at the platoon level. At the conclusion of this course, you will be capable of planning, coordinating, navigating, motivating and leading a platoon in the execution of a mission. Includes a lab per week using peer facilitation overseen by MSL IVs, supervised by ROTC Cadre. Successful completion of this course will help prepare you for the Cadet Summer Training Advance Camp, which you will attend in the summer at Fort Knox, KY.
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MLSC 407 - The Army Officer 3 Lecture / 1 Lab / 3 Credits
MSL 407 Focuses on development of the Army Officer. It is an academically challenging course were you will develop knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, resource, and assess training at the small unit level. You will also learn about Army programs that support counseling subordinates and evaluating performance, values and ethics, career planning, and legal responsibilities. At the conclusion of this course, you will be familiar with how to plan, prepare, execute, and continuously assess the conduct of training at the company or field grade officer level. Includes a lab per week overseeing MSL III lesson facilitation and supervised by ROTC Cadre.
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MLSC 408 - Company Grade Leadership 3 Lecture / 1 Lab / 3 Credits
MSL 408 is an academically challenging course were you will develop knowledge, skills, and abilities required of junior officers pertaining to the Army in Unified Land Operations and Company Grade Officer roles and responsibilities. This course includes reading assignments, homework assignments, small group assignments, briefings, case studies, practical exercises, a mid-term exam, and an Oral Practicum as the final exam. The Oral Practicum explores your knowledge of how you will be prepared for the 20 Army Warfighting Challenges (AWFC) covered throughout the ROTC Advanced Course. Successful completion of this course will assist in preparing you for your BOLC B course and is a mandatory requirement for commissioning. Includes a lab per week overseeing MSL III lesson facilitation and supervised by ROTC Cadre.
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MUSC 100 - Vox Nova 0-2 Credits
Study and practical experience in singing and performing choral literature, both sacred and secular, from the Renaissance to the present. Instruction in vocal and choral techniques given also. Prerequisite: Must successfully pass an audition with the Music Director. NOTE: This course may be taken for zero credit (or one credit if applicable) if student has reached the eighteen (18) credit limit. This course is repeatable and cumulative.
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MUSC 105 - Survey of Music 3 Credits
A comprehensive course covering music from the early Greeks to the contemporaries. A brief history of each period is given with use of live demonstrations related to the period.
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MUSC 108 - World Soundscapes 3 Credits
A study of music of the world’s people focusing on indigenous music of tribal peoples, Asia and the Middle East, and the folk, ethnic, and immigrant music of North and South America. Historical, geographical, and cultural aspects are integrated.
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MUSC 114 - Applied Piano 1 Credit
Private study and practical experience designed to attain a basic piano proficiency level. Music theory and appropriate keyboard techniques are emphasized for accurate performance. Normal tuition does not cover private instruction. Offered for variable credit. One credit-30 minute lesson; Two credits-60 minute lesson. This course is repeatable and cumulative. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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MUSC 124 - Applied Voice 1 Credit
Private instruction designed to develop correct vocal production techniques through a survey of appropriate vocal literature. Normal tuition does not cover private instruction. Offered for variable credit. One credit-30 minute lesson; Two credits-60 minute lesson. This course is repeatable and cumulative. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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MUSC 160 - Class Voice 3 Credits
A course designed for beginning singers to improve their vocal skills. These group lessons and vocal concepts emphasize proper voice technique, breath support and tone quality through applied and academic approaches.
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MUSC 190 - Music Lab (Madrigal Singers) 1 Credit
Study and practical experience in singing and performing madrigal literature, both secular and sacred, from various periods of music history. Instruction in vocal and choral techniques given also. This course is repeatable and cumulative. Prerequisite: Successful audition.
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MUSC 202 - Jazz 1 Credit
This course is designed to briefly examine the history of Jazz and its varied styles, including New Orleans Dixie, Chicago, Cool, Fusion, and others. Artists important to Jazz development are identified. Numerous music examples presented.
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MUSC 204 - Country Western Music 1 Credit
A survey of American Country Western music. Various country styles and historic contributions of the artists influential its development and current popularity are presented for this uniquely American music.
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